情けない・情け無い|なさけないnasakenai[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. i-adjectivemiserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
   ってゆーか、こうやってぐじぐじ考かんがえるのが情なさけないんじゃないのか？↗

   Or rather, is it not just pathetic that I think such whiny thoughts like this?

• Synonym哀れあわれNeutralCovers pity and sorrow, and also poetic pathos; it carries sympathy, while 「情けない」 brings disappointment and shame.
• Synonym気の毒きのどくNeutralExpresses sympathy for someone else's misfortune, as in 「お気の毒に」; it is pure compassion, with no disappointment mixed in.
• Synonym惨めみじめNeutralDescribes a wretched, sorry state of affairs; the focus is on miserable circumstances, whereas 「情けない」 focuses on disgraceful conduct.
• Synonym嘆かわしいなげかわしいWrittenA written-style word for something deplorable, often said of social mores; it has the tone of commentary.
• Related痛々しいいたいたしいNeutralDescribes something painful to watch, typically injuries or frail health; 「情けない」 instead targets pathetic, shameful behavior.
• Related痛ましいいたましいNeutralUsed for scenes so tragic they hurt to see, often accidents and disasters; 「情けない」 is about being spineless or disgraceful.
• RelatedかわいそうNeutralThe everyday word for something pitiable, deserving of sympathy; it lacks the contempt or self-reproach of 「情けない」.
• Relatedお気の毒おきのどくFormalThe formal, polite version of 「気の毒」, used to voice regret or courteous sympathy; it carries no blame.
• Related不憫ふびんWrittenA written-style word for pitiable, often said of children or the weak; it stresses sympathy, while 「情けない」 adds disappointment.
• Related浅ましいあさましいNeutralMeans base, mean, or shameless; it is more strongly derogatory than 「情けない」, condemning low character.
• Antonym情け深いなさけぶかいNeutralThe antonym: compassionate and kind-hearted. It opposes 「情けない」 in its older sense of heartless, not its usual sense of pathetic or shameful.

Use 「情けない」 when disappointed at your own or another's pathetic, shameful behavior. For sympathy toward misfortune, say 「可哀想」 or 「気の毒」; for a wretched situation, 「惨め」. 「痛々しい」 and 「痛ましい」 describe scenes painful to watch; 「哀れ」 adds poetic pathos; 「浅ましい」 condemns base character; 「嘆かわしい」 and 「不憫」 are written-style; 「お気の毒」 is the polite form; the antonym is 「情け深い」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 思い遣おもいやりがない。無情むじょうだ。
2. 惨みじめである。
3. 嘆なげかわしい。